Original subtitles

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(engine rumbling)

A hunting we will go

A hunting we will go

A hunting we will go

Heigh ho the dairy-o, a hunting we will go

Heigh ho the dairy-o, a hunting we will go

A fishing we will go

A fishing we will go

A fishing we will go

Heigh ho the dairy-o, a fishing we will go

Heigh ho the dairy-o, a fishing we will go

Heigh ho the dairy-o, a fishing we will go

A swimming we will go

A swimming we will go

A swimming we will go

(woman screams)

(water splashes)

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(engine revving)

(engine revving)

(water splashing)

(glass breaking)

(water bubbling)

(water bubbling)

(water splashing)

(water splashing)

(engine rumbling)

(engine rumbling)

(door clicking)

(door clicking)

(heels clicking)

(heels clicking)

- Back so soon, Mrs. Harris?

- Back so soon, Mrs. Harris?

- Couldn't read past the first page of either of 'em.

- I'm sorry.

- What else is there that's new?

Something like that Middleburg Memoirs book.

Something like that Middleburg Memoirs book.

- Well, there's Middleburg Memoirs Revisited.

- A sequel?

- A sequel?

- [Lucy] I think so.

- Those sequels are never as good.

- Those sequels are never as good.

- Well, let's see if we have a copy.

- Oh, don't bother dear.

- Oh, don't bother dear.

I'm always disappointed in sequels.

I'm always disappointed in sequels.

- Well, maybe this time you won't be.

Here we are.

Here we are.

You wait right here and I'll get it for you.

- Oh, please don't bother dear.

- Oh, please don't bother dear.

I don't get any pleasure out of reading anymore, anyhow.

I don't get any pleasure out of reading anymore, anyhow.

Nobody gets any pleasure out of reading anymore.

Nobody gets any pleasure out of reading anymore.

No pleasure out of anything anymore.

- [Lucy] Right out here on the book mobile.

- [Lucy] Right out here on the book mobile.

- No pleasure no more.

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- Don't scream.

Don't panic.

It's just me, just little old cotton-pickin' me.

It's just me, just little old cotton-pickin' me.

(heels clicking)

(heels clicking)

- Can't find it, dear?

Is there anything new lately by that John McNamara?

Is there anything new lately by that John McNamara?

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(dramatic music)

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Did you hear me?

John McNamara, anything by him'll be all right.

John McNamara, anything by him'll be all right.

- Now, settle down baby.

Now, do as I tell you.

I don't wanna have to hurt you.

I don't wanna have to hurt you.

Easy now.

Maybe this is not what you think it is.

Maybe this is not what you think it is.

- Well, I haven't got all day, dear.

I have my doctor's appointment too.

I have my doctor's appointment too.

- Now.

- Now.

Now.

And go out and take care of her,

And go out and take care of her,

and come back, please.

Please.

- You scare me.

Mrs. Harris, we do not have that book.

Mrs. Harris, we do not have that book.

I'm so sorry.

- Thank you, thank you so much.

- Thank you, thank you so much.

Thank you, thank you.

(engine rumbling)

- Won't you even get out and look at it?

- What's to look at?

It's a trailer on wheels full of books.

It's a trailer on wheels full of books.

- Man, that's a mobile library.

- Man, that's a mobile library.

- Yeah, that's what the sign says.

Mobile library, it says.

Mobile library, it says.

- Hi.

- How are you today, Mr. Case?

- [Linc] Do you think Mr. Richards will show up today?

- [Linc] Do you think Mr. Richards will show up today?

- He isn't here yet.

- Well, if he doesn't show up today,

- Well, if he doesn't show up today,

you're gonna have to start chargin' me rent around here.

- Um, Mr. Richards isn't here, he isn't here yet.

- Um, Mr. Richards isn't here, he isn't here yet.

Um.

Um.

You can wait for him, not here, wait inside.

You can wait for him, not here, wait inside.

- Is there something wrong with me Miss Brown

or aren't you feeling well today?

- Wait inside.

Please.

- I never saw a mobile library truck before.

- I never saw a mobile library truck before.

The whole idea of takin' a trailer full of books

out on the back roads and givin' some farm kids

out on the back roads and givin' some farm kids

a whack at the stuff inside's kind of exciting to me.

a whack at the stuff inside's kind of exciting to me.

- All right, you get us jobs on this traveling culture wagon

- All right, you get us jobs on this traveling culture wagon

I'll go along with you because I believe in it

and I know it's the right thing to do,

and I know it's the right thing to do,

but buddy, I'll never forgive ya.

but buddy, I'll never forgive ya.

- What's bugging you?

- Well, I don't know.

Where does it say I have to wake up early and cheerful

Where does it say I have to wake up early and cheerful

every morning of every day rarin' to be Johnny on the job.

every morning of every day rarin' to be Johnny on the job.

Today, I'd just like to go somewhere and lie on the sand,

Today, I'd just like to go somewhere and lie on the sand,

just lie there, not carin', like some mean old dead fish.

just lie there, not carin', like some mean old dead fish.

- You that tired?

- Tired, bored, restless, I don't know, maybe mad.

- Tired, bored, restless, I don't know, maybe mad.

Who cares, I just wanna lie on the sand.

Who cares, I just wanna lie on the sand.

- Well sure, how 'bout a barrel of beer

- Well sure, how 'bout a barrel of beer

and a blonde or two draped around your neck?

and a blonde or two draped around your neck?

- Okay, how 'bout it?

- [Lucy] Get outta here now or I'm gonna call the police.

- [Lucy] Get outta here now or I'm gonna call the police.

- Hey, hey, what is it with that police stuff, honey child?

- Hey, hey, what is it with that police stuff, honey child?

I told ya, this might not be what you think it is.

I told ya, this might not be what you think it is.

- I don't like to be scared.

- I don't like to be scared.

Now, what are you doing here and who are you

and why do you wanna act so crazy to scare me?

and why do you wanna act so crazy to scare me?

I'm upset, I'm very upset.

I'm upset, I'm very upset.

- Help me, I'm in trouble.

- Help me, I'm in trouble.

- What kind of trouble, exactly what kind please?

- What kind of trouble, exactly what kind please?

- Well, it's a secret.

- Well, it's a secret.

It's a secret and kind of official, so I can't tell you.

It's a secret and kind of official, so I can't tell you.

- Government business?

- Maybe.

- Maybe.

Anyway, you better cooperate with me.

Anyway, you better cooperate with me.

- Do you expect me to believe that?

Do I look that dumb?

Do I look that dumb?

(chuckles)

(chuckles)

- Come on, help me.

- Come on, help me.

- No sir, I certainly will not.

- No sir, I certainly will not.

I don't know who you are or what your trouble is.

I don't know who you are or what your trouble is.

And you scare me.

- You stupid little broad.

Who I am, what I am is none of your lousy business.

Who I am, what I am is none of your lousy business.

Now look, you find some place to hide me here

Now look, you find some place to hide me here

and you get me some dry clothes or I'll.

and you get me some dry clothes or I'll.

(laughing)

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Just skip all that noise.

I'm sorry, forget it, okay?

I'm sorry, forget it, okay?

Help me because I'm a human being.

Help me because I'm a human being.

Help me because I'm an alive human being

asking help from another alive human being.

asking help from another alive human being.

asking help from another alive human being.

That's all, just that, help me.

Help me.

- Mr. Richards will be here in a minute.

- Mr. Richards will be here in a minute.

And Betty's due.

(laughs)

Mister, this is the Daytona

Public Library of Volusia County.

Public Library of Volusia County.

Come on.

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Back there.

- Miss Brown.

- Miss Brown.

Just answer yes or no.

Just answer yes or no.

Is there anything going on around here,

anything you wanna tell me or someone?

anything you wanna tell me or someone?

- Here's Mr. Richards now.

- Here's Mr. Richards now.

- Good morning, Lucy.

- Mr. Richards, this is the Mr. Case

- Mr. Richards, this is the Mr. Case

I was telling you about.

- Oh, yes, I couldn't do that.

- Oh, yes, I couldn't do that.

I couldn't make it work at all, no how.

I couldn't make it work at all, no how.

Gee, our regular man's comin' back in two weeks

Gee, our regular man's comin' back in two weeks

and my people here, well, they wouldn't give me

another red penny in additional appropriation.

another red penny in additional appropriation.

I did try, I'm sorry.

- [Linc] Well, I'm sorry too, thanks.

- [Linc] Well, I'm sorry too, thanks.

- Say, would you like a suggestion

on how to get more people in here?

on how to get more people in here?

- Why yes.

- Well, put in a bar with color television.

- Well, put in a bar with color television.

(sighs)

(sighs)

- This is my friend, we travel together.

Right now, I'm not sure why.

Right now, I'm not sure why.

(traffic rumbling)

(traffic rumbling)

Come on boy, crack down on yourself.

This character isn't you.

This character isn't you.

- [Tod] I'm entitled to one

pleasurable rotten nasty day, huh?

pleasurable rotten nasty day, huh?

- Well, there's somethin' goin' on in that library,

somethin' with that girl.

somethin' with that girl.

Didn't you feel she was in some kind of panic.

- Everybody's in panic, it's in the air.

- Everybody's in panic, it's in the air.

You breathe enough of it,

it gets into your blood and your bones.

it gets into your blood and your bones.

Oh, let's take off buddy,

let's bury ourselves in the hot sand and bake it out.

let's bury ourselves in the hot sand and bake it out.

- Yeah, sure.

Well, things are rough all over.

Well, things are rough all over.

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- See ya.

- See ya.

- See ya.

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- Oh, Mr. Case, I thought I explained--

- Oh, I'm just browsing.

- Oh, oh, fine, fine.

- Oh, oh, fine, fine.

Mornin' Betty.

Mornin' Betty.

(heels clicking)

(heels clicking)

- [Betty] Good mornin', Mr. Richards.

- Betty, I don't know where you went last night,

- Betty, I don't know where you went last night,

and I'm not askin'.

(heels clicking)

(heels clicking)

- Sure, you are.

- What's going on?

- What's going on?

- Nothing, did ya see Mr. Richards?

- You're scared silly about somethin'.

- You're scared silly about somethin'.

- If I do seem upset, I'm sorry if I do.

- If I do seem upset, I'm sorry if I do.

- If I do seem upset, I'm sorry if I do.

I don't know you.

You came here yesterday.

You sat around all day.

You sat around all day.

You came here today, I don't know you.

You came here today, I don't know you.

- Okay, I'm sorry, I apologize.

- It's kind of you to concern yourself.

- It's kind of you to concern yourself.

I'm all right, I'm doin' just fine now.

I'm all right, I'm doin' just fine now.

- Well, the way you looked at me before, you scared me.

- I'm just fine, really.

- I'm just fine, really.

- Well, hello there.

Sugar, I'm gonna need your lunch hour as well as mine today.

Sugar, I'm gonna need your lunch hour as well as mine today.

I got me an appointment at the hair dresser.

- Fine.

- Okay, thanks.

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- Here now, pants and a shirt.

- Here now, pants and a shirt.

They have to be put back though.

- You didn't call the cops?

- They belong to Hugh Smith, and they have to be returned.

- They belong to Hugh Smith, and they have to be returned.

- They belong to Hugh Smith, and they have to be returned.

- That's very sweet of you that you didn't call the cops.

- That's very sweet of you that you didn't call the cops.

Very sweet or dumb or scared, huh, or what, what, huh?

Very sweet or dumb or scared, huh, or what, what, huh?

- I would appreciate it if you would

- I would appreciate it if you would

return those clothes when you can.

- Oh yeah.

- Oh yeah.

- Hugh Smith'll be back in about two weeks,

and they ought to be in his locker.

and they ought to be in his locker.

He goes out with the mobile unit,

and he needs to have at least one change of clothes.

- Oh yeah, yeah, I'll return 'em, I swear.

- And laundered and clean like they are now, please.

- And laundered and clean like they are now, please.

- Yeah, absolutely, and who should I return 'em to

- Yeah, absolutely, and who should I return 'em to

when they are laundered and cleaned like they are now, huh?

when they are laundered and cleaned like they are now, huh?

- You asked me to help you.

I'm trying to help.

I'm trying to help.

Now, whatever you think about me,

dumb or scared or whatever,

dumb or scared or whatever,

I would appreciate it if you would

I would appreciate it if you would

return those clothes laundered and cleaned.

return those clothes laundered and cleaned.

You can send them parcel post to Lucy Brown,

You can send them parcel post to Lucy Brown,

10 three four Para Street, Daytona, Florida.

- That's uh, you, huh?

- That's uh, you, huh?

- Yes sir, that's me.

Little old honey child, Lucy Brown, me.

Little old honey child, Lucy Brown, me.

- Hey uh, you can turn around now.

- Hey uh, you can turn around now.

Well, uh, what should I do with these.

Well, uh, what should I do with these.

- Just, well, put them here.

I'll get rid of 'em.

Would you please leave now, please.

Would you please leave now, please.

- Okay, all right, all right, okay, I'll go.

- Okay, all right, all right, okay, I'll go.

I'll be glad to go, I'll go anywhere you say.

I'll be glad to go, I'll go anywhere you say.

Tell me where to go!

- Mister, I don't care.

- Mister, I don't care.

- Why didn't you call the cops?

- Why didn't you call the cops?

- I don't know, I just didn't.

- I need money, how much you got?

- I need money, how much you got?

- About $3, I'll get it for you.

- About $3, I'll get it for you.

- $3, I need more than $3.

Don't you have a savings account or something, you know?

Don't you have a savings account or something, you know?

That's the kinda money I need.

That's the kinda money I need.

- You can't ask me for that, you can't.

- You do have a boodle somewhere.

- You do have a boodle somewhere.

How much you got?

How much you got?

- Mister, I am about to scream.

- Mister, I am about to scream.

- You scream and I'll kill you.

- You scream and I'll kill you.

- I'm sorry I helped you.

- I'm sorry I helped you.

I'm sorry I even tried.

- Listen, you helped me

because you was a scared not to, right?

because you was a scared not to, right?

Sure, there's nothing like a little fear to bring out

Sure, there's nothing like a little fear to bring out

the goodness in people's little old hearts, huh.

the goodness in people's little old hearts, huh.

- You see, I shoulda called the police.

- You see, I shoulda called the police.

I will now.

I will now.

(phone buttons jangle)

- Now, you send those clothes back to me.

- Now, you send those clothes back to me.

- To whom and where?

- To whom and where?

- Me, Joe.

- Joe who and where?

- Joe who and where?

- To Joe, little old lalapalooza Joe, to Joe,

- To Joe, little old lalapalooza Joe, to Joe,

little old no good for nothing, no account,

little old no good for nothing, no account,

never gonna be nothin' Joe.

(mellow music)

(mellow music)

(laughing)

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

All right, all right, okay.

All right, all right, okay.

Let's skip all that malarkey, huh?

Sorry, I'm sorry, since we're friends now, huh?

Sorry, I'm sorry, since we're friends now, huh?

Sorry, I'm sorry, since we're friends now, huh?

- Hey, wait a minute.

This is the stock room.

Maybe I can help you if you tell me what you're lookin' for.

Maybe I can help you if you tell me what you're lookin' for.

- Just lookin'.

- Just lookin'.

- Do you like to read a lot?

Lucy?

- Be right there.

- Be right there.

- [Betty] Honey, put some coffee on.

- Sure enough.

- Sure enough.

Come on.

(mellow music)

(mellow music)

Good luck.

- Hey.

You know you're an angel, you're a sweetheart.

You know you're an angel, you're a sweetheart.

Nice girl, real nice girl.

Nice girl, real nice girl.

- Essentia, the Being and Essence,

you studying to be a philosopher?

you studying to be a philosopher?

I thought you were a detective.

- I thought you were my buddy.

- I am.

- I am.

- Well then, I'll be a philosopher.

What ya come back for?

What ya come back for?

- To see if you were ready to leave.

- The answer's no.

- The answer's no.

- You ready to listen?

- Do I have a choice?

- Do I have a choice?

- I know what's buggin' me.

I just don't like bein' honest about it.

I just don't like bein' honest about it.

See, I'm sick and tired of other people's problems,

See, I'm sick and tired of other people's problems,

sick of feeling responsible and tired of feelin' guilty.

sick of feeling responsible and tired of feelin' guilty.

The whole thing is one long unbroken chain.

The whole thing is one long unbroken chain.

Right now, all I wanna be is a missing link.

Right now, all I wanna be is a missing link.

- Uh, excuse me, Miss.

- Uh, excuse me, Miss.

Is this a public library

where a person may come to sit and read?

where a person may come to sit and read?

You go to the bank, and I'll watch the store.

You go to the bank, and I'll watch the store.

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Hey, you keep lookin' at me like that and I'll.

Hey, you keep lookin' at me like that and I'll.

Hello, I'm Joe.

Aw, come on, be nice to Joe, shake.

Aw, come on, be nice to Joe, shake.

Thanks.

I'd like to spit in your eye.

I'd like to spit in your eye.

- I think you're bothering Miss Brown.

- Well uh, well now, well sir, um, why?

- Well uh, well now, well sir, um, why?

Who are you?

- Oh, he's a new kind of detective.

- Oh, he's a new kind of detective.

He solves cases that don't exist and then he invents a case.

He solves cases that don't exist and then he invents a case.

- Who are you?

- This missing link.

- This missing link.

(heels clicking)

- He needed help, dry clothes.

- He needed help, dry clothes.

He didn't do me any harm.

He promised to send the clothes back.

He promised to send the clothes back.

- Do you know him?

- Do you know him?

- No.

I just hope he's not in too much trouble.

I just hope he's not in too much trouble.

- Why didn't he go away?

- He said he has to have money.

- And he's sitting there waiting for you to give him money?

- And he's sitting there waiting for you to give him money?

- I can't believe he's serious.

- I can't believe he's serious.

You don't just go up to a person you don't even know

and say, go to the bank and get me all your money.

and say, go to the bank and get me all your money.

Most likely, he's in some kind of trouble.

Most likely, he's in some kind of trouble.

- Did he threaten you?

- Did he threaten you?

- He said some things I'm sure he didn't mean,

- He said some things I'm sure he didn't mean,

I hope he didn't mean.

I wouldn't appreciate it if you called the police

I wouldn't appreciate it if you called the police

or anything like that.

or anything like that.

- All right, put 'em on and let's go.

- All right, put 'em on and let's go.

All I want is a shave, a shower, a steak with potatoes

All I want is a shave, a shower, a steak with potatoes

and for my poor mother never to find out.

and for my poor mother never to find out.

She told ya my story, what's yours?

- Come on.

- Come on.

I'm not a cop, just a committee of one

to send you happily on your way.

to send you happily on your way.

- Oh.

Bye all!

(mellow music)

(mellow music)

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

Hey, you guys either

Hey, you guys either

must be rich or out of work actors, huh?

- Get it.

- Where to?

- Who knows?

Gettin' ready to join the Peace Corps.

Gettin' ready to join the Peace Corps.

(mellow music)

(mellow music)

- Any messages?

- Nope.

- I'd like to order a nice large steak.

- I'd like to order a nice large steak.

Rare or medium?

- Medium rare.

- Medium rare.

- How do you want your potatoes?

- Uh, mash 'em.

- In the bar in 20 minutes, please.

- In the bar in 20 minutes, please.

- Yup.

- Okay, what do you guys really do for a living?

- Okay, what do you guys really do for a living?

- Us, we're the highest paid

migratory workers in the world.

migratory workers in the world.

- Should we go?

- No, no, no, Dr. Do Good,

- No, no, no, Dr. Do Good,

maybe your friend would like an after dinner cordial.

maybe your friend would like an after dinner cordial.

- Well, hello there, shake.

Now you, I'm really gonna spit in your eye.

Now you, I'm really gonna spit in your eye.

- Check please.

- What's that, hobo money?

- All right, don't take it.

- All right, don't take it.

- Here little bell, you buy your mama your papa's harmonica.

- Here little bell, you buy your mama your papa's harmonica.

(laughing)

(laughing)

(mellow music)

(mellow music)

(engine rumbling)

(engine rumbling)

- Last lap, to the edge of town and don't come back.

- Last lap, to the edge of town and don't come back.

- Hey, hey, let me drive, will ya?

Come on, please, let me drive.

Come on, please, let me drive.

I gotta say I drove along Daytona beach.

I gotta least say that.

I gotta least say that.

Come on, please, what do ya say?

I'll be careful.

I'll be careful.

- All right with you?

- Drive, sure, why not, give him the car.

- Drive, sure, why not, give him the car.

(engine rumbling)

(engine rumbling)

- Nice break.

Shooby dooby, daddy.

(cheerful music)

(cheerful music)

(water splashing)

Well, bye Dr. Do Good, keep up the good work.

Well, bye Dr. Do Good, keep up the good work.

Well, bye Dr. Do Good, keep up the good work.

Your friend doesn't like me.

He wants me outta town, thinks he has a good reason, okay,

He wants me outta town, thinks he has a good reason, okay,

but you, what's your reason?

but you, what's your reason?

- I'm sorry, today I don't need reason.

- I'm sorry, today I don't need reason.

- You don't care if I live or die, right?

- You don't care if I live or die, right?

- Have it your way.

(dramatic music)

- Get ahold of yourself, man, get ahold of yourself.

- Get ahold of yourself, man, get ahold of yourself.

- Do Good, we'll chill again sometime, huh?

- Do Good, we'll chill again sometime, huh?

- Outta town, that way.

- Outta town, that way.

(engine rumbling)

Well, we could go to the keys.

Well, we could go to the keys.

- How 'bout Miami beach?

- How 'bout Miami beach?

Lots of people, noise, ever been to a dog track?

Lots of people, noise, ever been to a dog track?

- Yeah, watch those dogs skid around the turns.

- Yeah, watch those dogs skid around the turns.

- It's hard not to skid around the turns.

- You know, sometimes those dogs yip and yip

like they really had a chance to catch that rabbit.

like they really had a chance to catch that rabbit.

- In some of the tracks, they put muzzles on the dogs,

- In some of the tracks, they put muzzles on the dogs,

keep 'em from yipping so much.

Sometimes it makes people uncomfortable.

Sometimes it makes people uncomfortable.

- Well, I think it's worse with the muzzles on.

- Well, I think it's worse with the muzzles on.

- I'm glad I wasn't born a dog.

- I'm glad I wasn't born a dog.

- Better a dog than a missing link.

- Better a dog than a missing link.

- Why don't we go back to the library

- Why don't we go back to the library

and tell that girl she doesn't have anything to worry about?

There aren't any.

There aren't any.

- What?

- Missing links.

- Missing links.

(mellow music)

(engines rumbling)

(engines rumbling)

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

- Listen, I don't have much time.

- Listen, I don't have much time.

Now look, my name is Joe Paris.

Now look, my name is Joe Paris.

I am a bum from New York.

I am a bum from New York.

I have just committed a crime,

I have just committed a crime,

which maybe was my fault, maybe not.

Okay, okay now?

Okay, okay now?

- I didn't ask you.

- Yeah, but it won't hurt you to know.

- Yeah, but it won't hurt you to know.

Now look, you will spend your whole life

Now look, you will spend your whole life

in this dumb, miserable little town

in this dumb, miserable little town

like some kind of peep peep canary in a library cage,

like some kind of peep peep canary in a library cage,

and what will you learn?

Now, I'm tryin' to tell ya somethin'.

Now, I'm tryin' to tell ya somethin'.

- Thank you, kindly.

- Thank you, kindly.

- And don't you pass judgment on me.

Pass it on yourself.

Pass it on yourself.

Maybe you like to give your little old left pinky

to be where I've been, to see what I've seen.

to be where I've been, to see what I've seen.

Maybe you'd do what I've done, huh?

Maybe you'd do what I've done, huh?

- I would.

- I would.

- But it won't ever happen.

- But it won't ever happen.

Nothin' is ever gonna happen

because you're scared, not of me, just somethin' happening.

because you're scared, not of me, just somethin' happening.

And that's why you'll spend your whole life

in this little town waiting, waiting for what?

in this little town waiting, waiting for what?

For some handsome actor to jump outta that TV screen

For some handsome actor to jump outta that TV screen

and come and make love to you

before your mother comes in to see if the lights are out?

before your mother comes in to see if the lights are out?

For some drug store clerk

to make a pass at ya in the local drive-in movie?

to make a pass at ya in the local drive-in movie?

What are you waiting for?

What are you waiting for?

- I might not be as scared as you think, Joe.

- I might not be as scared as you think, Joe.

Joe Paris, if that's your real name.

Joe Paris, if that's your real name.

- It's better than my real name.

I don't have it real name, so it's better.

I don't have it real name, so it's better.

Because I made it up.

- You an orphan or something?

- You an orphan or something?

- Better than that.

My mother and father, they were orphans.

My mother and father, they were orphans.

Me, I'm a nothin' but a self-made nothin'.

Me, I'm a nothin' but a self-made nothin'.

- You hate your mother and father?

- In New York, everybody hates their mothers and fathers.

- In New York, everybody hates their mothers and fathers.

- In New York, everybody hates their mothers and fathers.

- I think so.

I think in Chicago too.

I think in Chicago too.

- What do you like to do, for laughs I mean, you know, what?

- What do you like to do, for laughs I mean, you know, what?

- Nothing special.

- Nothing special.

Go out with somebody you like who likes you.

Dance, have a drink maybe, talk nice, you know.

Dance, have a drink maybe, talk nice, you know.

- [Joe] Do you got a guy like that?

- [Joe] Do you got a guy like that?

- No, I don't.

- Well, if i were to live here,

would you like to do that with me?

would you like to do that with me?

- Yes.

- With a character like me?

- With a character like me?

- Oh, yes.

You are much more exciting

than you care to take the responsibility for.

than you care to take the responsibility for.

What's love?

- Well, it's uh, it's what makes the world go 'round,

- Well, it's uh, it's what makes the world go 'round,

and so does a barrel of pickles.

and so does a barrel of pickles.

- You can't answer a simple question.

- You can't answer a simple question.

- Love is what you learn to hate people for never giving.

- Love is what you learn to hate people for never giving.

Nobody trusts it, nobody believe it.

Nobody trusts it, nobody believe it.

If I say to you, I hate you, you'll believe that.

You wouldn't question me at all.

You wouldn't question me at all.

But if I say, I love you, well, you run home

But if I say, I love you, well, you run home

and have five discussions with your mother,

then you come back to me, what did you mean by that?

then you come back to me, what did you mean by that?

And where is the marriage certificate to prove it?

And where is the marriage certificate to prove it?

- I could give love.

- I could give love.

I think I could.

Especially to someone who needed it so much, like you.

Especially to someone who needed it so much, like you.

- If I could get outta this jam,

I would like for us to see more of each other.

I would like for us to see more of each other.

I really mean that.

I really mean that.

- You're just telling me that to soften me up, aren't you?

- You're just telling me that to soften me up, aren't you?

- No, I'm saying it because I'm an idiot.

- No, I'm saying it because I'm an idiot.

- Well then, don't say it.

- Well then, don't say it.

Don't say anything.

I didn't ask you to commit a crime.

I didn't ask you to commit a crime.

I didn't ask you to come here and scare me

I didn't ask you to come here and scare me

or make all kinds of trouble for me.

I do have money in the bank.

I do have money in the bank.

I have $642.

You can have it.

You don't have to lie about anything or promise anything.

You don't have to lie about anything or promise anything.

You don't even have to scare it out of me.

You don't even have to scare it out of me.

You can have it, all of it, no more questions asked.

You can have it, all of it, no more questions asked.

(mellow music)

(mellow music)

- I'll come back for ya.

- I'll come back for ya.

I'll find some way to come back for ya.

I'll find some way to come back for ya.

- I am a nice girl, I really am.

- I am a nice girl, I really am.

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- [Linc] Where's Miss Brown?

- [Linc] Where's Miss Brown?

- Oh, she's in there with that character.

He just bust in here and dragged her off.

Hey, where are you wild people comin' from?

Hey, where are you wild people comin' from?

- Miss Brown?

Miss Brown, you here?

- Well, this disheveled lookin' boy,

one of those up north lookin' types,

one of those up north lookin' types,

well, he was in here, and then these other two,

they come in and they took him away.

they come in and they took him away.

Well, they were strangers too,

Well, they were strangers too,

but they were more respectable lookin'.

but they were more respectable lookin'.

I might even consider goin' out with their types.

I might even consider goin' out with their types.

But then, the other one, that up north lookin' type,

he come back in here, and he just sort of grabbed Lucy

he come back in here, and he just sort of grabbed Lucy

and he pulled her right into the O section,

and he pulled her right into the O section,

and I thought to myself, well good for her

and I thought to myself, well good for her

if she's got herself a man, I mean, poor Lucy,

she don't have too many chances,

she don't have too many chances,

but then when the other two, they came back in here

but then when the other two, they came back in here

and they looked everywhere and couldn't find them,

and I decided I better call you sheriff.

- Now, Betty, describe this up north fella.

- Now, Betty, describe this up north fella.

- Well, he was--

- Well, he was--

- John, you know we get all types in here,

- John, you know we get all types in here,

and we treat everybody, everybody with equal respect.

and we treat everybody, everybody with equal respect.

- Well, what'd he look like?

- Well, what'd he look like?

- Today, it's hard to tell who's who, beatnik or billy goat,

- Today, it's hard to tell who's who, beatnik or billy goat,

rich dress poor, the poor dress rich, I don't know.

rich dress poor, the poor dress rich, I don't know.

- Can you describe him?

- Well, he was obviously a neurotic.

- Well, he was obviously a neurotic.

- Oh, five foot 10 or 11, dark brown wavy hair,

- Oh, five foot 10 or 11, dark brown wavy hair,

wiry tough jaw, and he had wet shoes on.

wiry tough jaw, and he had wet shoes on.

(phone clicking)

- Give me Lieutenant Harris.

- Give me Lieutenant Harris.

(engine rumbling)

(engine rumbling)

- [Radio Announcer] Man about 28, five foot 10,

brown wavy hair, this man is wanted in connection

brown wavy hair, this man is wanted in connection

with the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hendrickson

with the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hendrickson

of Trenton, New Jersey.

The bodies of this couple were found today

in the waters off Jacksonville.

in the waters off Jacksonville.

It is now established that they went out this morning

in a boat piloted by the wanted man.

in a boat piloted by the wanted man.

(doors click)

- 620, 640, 641, and 642, thank you.

- 620, 640, 641, and 642, thank you.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

(clicking)

(clicking)

- Miss Brown, please.

- Miss Brown, please.

We've been all over town looking for you,

We've been all over town looking for you,

and then I remembered about the money.

- I'm in a hurry.

- Are you meeting Joe?

- Are you meeting Joe?

- Yes.

- Did you draw it all out?

- Yes, all of it.

- Listen Miss, you don't have to be frightened anymore.

- Listen Miss, you don't have to be frightened anymore.

The police are looking for him.

- You called the police?

- You called the police?

- No, they called from the library.

He's wanted on suspicion of murder.

He's wanted on suspicion of murder.

- That is not true.

- That is not true.

It is not true.

- Well, we just heard it on the radio.

- Whatever is suspected is too bad.

I don't suspect him.

I don't suspect him.

I have my own personal opinion, if you don't mind.

I have my own personal opinion, if you don't mind.

- Tell the police where he is, Miss Brown,

and don't feel sorry for him please.

and don't feel sorry for him please.

He could be dangerous.

- May I go now?

- May I go now?

- Look Miss, we can't just let you go meet him,

- Look Miss, we can't just let you go meet him,

no matter what he's promised ya,

no matter what he's told you.

no matter what he's told you.

- Why is it after 28 years when something wonderful

- Why is it after 28 years when something wonderful

- Why is it after 28 years when something wonderful

and exciting happens to me, everybody wants to stop it?

and exciting happens to me, everybody wants to stop it?

You have no right.

- All right, we'll take you there, and we'll wait for you.

- All right, we'll take you there, and we'll wait for you.

(mellow music)

(mellow music)

(dramatic music)

- Here's the money.

- Here's the money.

- All of it?

- Of course.

(birds chirping)

- You couldn't even own out half, could ya?

- You couldn't even own out half, could ya?

- When you get back, I'll have to think of a way

to introduce you to my folks.

to introduce you to my folks.

We have to do that when you get back.

- Boy oh boy oh boy oh boy.

- Boy oh boy oh boy oh boy.

Look, I am not comin' back.

Look, I am not comin' back.

- It's all right if you send for me.

I can manage that way too.

I can manage that way too.

Whatever you think is the best way.

Whatever you think is the best way.

- Goodbye there, Lucy.

- Goodbye Joe, Joe Paris.

- Goodbye Joe, Joe Paris.

- Look, I am not sendin' for ya.

You are never gonna see me again.

You are never gonna see me again.

I lied for the money.

Aw, you knew that, didn't you?

Aw, you knew that, didn't you?

You knew that's what I wanted.

Okay, you had to believe me for a while,

but deep down in your heart, you knew.

but deep down in your heart, you knew.

You knew I'd rat out on ya, didn't ya?

You knew I'd rat out on ya, didn't ya?

Didn't ya?

You're not that stinkin' good.

No one is.

No one is.

Goodbye honey child.

Goodbye honey child.

- I didn't ask you what you did.

- I didn't ask you what you did.

They say on the radio the police are lookin' for you,

but I didn't ask.

but I didn't ask.

- Well, you gonna ask now?

- No.

- Why?

- Because I don't want you to be hurt anymore.

- Because I don't want you to be hurt anymore.

Because I wanna be with you, go with you, take care of you,

Because I wanna be with you, go with you, take care of you,

and I know I could make you very happy

and I know I could make you very happy

because I told you, I am a very, very nice girl.

because I told you, I am a very, very nice girl.

(somber music)

(somber music)

- Who in his right mind needs a nice girl?

- Who in his right mind needs a nice girl?

(tires screeching)

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

- Hey you, stop!

Stop or I'll shoot!

Stop or I'll shoot!

(gun firing)

(gun firing)

(water splashes)

(water splashes)

(somber music)

(somber music)

(cheerful music)

(cheerful music)

- [Announcer] A Screen Gems presentation,

- [Announcer] A Screen Gems presentation,

Herbert B. Leonard, executive producer.

Herbert B. Leonard, executive producer.

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